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Noun
S:
(n)
fly
(two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
tent-fly
,
rainfly
,
fly sheet
,
fly
,
tent flap
(flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent)
S:
(n)
fly
,
fly front
(an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth)
S:
(n)
fly
,
fly ball
((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air)
S:
(n)
fly
(fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect)
Verb
S:
(v)
fly
,
wing
(travel through the air; be airborne)
"Man cannot fly"
S:
(v)
fly
(move quickly or suddenly)
"He flew about the place"
S:
(v)
fly
,
aviate
,
pilot
(operate an airplane)
"The pilot flew to Cuba"
S:
(v)
fly
(transport by aeroplane)
"We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
S:
(v)
fly
(cause to fly or float)
"fly a kite"
S:
(v)
fly
(be dispersed or disseminated)
"Rumors and accusations are flying"
S:
(v)
fly
(change quickly from one emotional state to another)
"fly into a rage"
S:
(v)
fly
,
fell
,
vanish
(pass away rapidly)
"Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
S:
(v)
fly
(travel in an airplane)
"she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
S:
(v)
fly
(display in the air or cause to float)
"fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
S:
(v)
flee
,
fly
,
take flight
(run away quickly)
"He threw down his gun and fled"
S:
(v)
fly
(travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft)
"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
S:
(v)
fly
(hit a fly)
S:
(v)
vanish
,
fly
,
vaporize
(decrease rapidly and disappear)
"the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
fly
((British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked)